A Middlemore Hospital staff member has tested positive for Covid-19. READ MORE:* Locations of interest in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak: August 24* Covid-19: Kiwi in France calls ministry's MIQ pause tweet 'tone-deaf'* Covid-19: South Auckland bears brunt of fast-spreading Delta outbreak* Covid-19: Crowne Plaza atrium barrier extended, sealed as leak inquiry continuesStephen Forbes/Stuff A Middlemore Hospital staff member has tested positive for Covid-19. The emergency department will remain open and the staff member has been stood down while public health staff investigate. New Zealand is currently in alert level 4 after a Devonport man tested positive for the highly infectious Delta variant earlier in August. North Shore Hospital diverted patients from its emergency department to Waitākere Hospital last week after a Covid-19 patient was treated there.

Source: Stuff August 24, 2021 06:37 UTC